Predatory bidding in competitive tenders: A Swedish case study

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-94

  Alexandersson, Gunnar ^a   Hultén, Staffan ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Competitive tendering; Deregulation; Predatory bidding; Railways

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745613794     PISSN: 09291261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10657-006-8981-7     Document Type: Review

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